Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy in Congolese Patients by Nelly N. Kabedi, David L. Kayembe, Gloria M. Elongo, Jean-Claude Mwanza

“…This study was conducted to document the clinical presentation and optical coherence tomography features of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) in Congolese patients. …”
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How Synthesis Tasks Are Affected by Probability Format: A Making Numbers Meaningful Systematic Review by Natalie C. Benda, Mohit M. Sharma, Jessica S. Ancker, Michelle Demetres, Diana Delgado, Stephen B. Johnson, Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher

“…Manual pairwise screening to identify experimental and quasi-experimental research comparing 2 or more formats for presenting quantitative health information to lay audiences. …”
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Financial incentives and long-acting injectable antipsychotics engagement: community mental health professionals’ perspectives by Nathan Hodson, Madiha Majid, Ivo Vlaev, Swaran Singh

“…When professionals are aware of research findings they are more positive about incentives. Further research should consider patients’ and professionals’ preferences for the design of incentive regimes.…”
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Acute Bacterial Suppurative Thyroiditis following Fine Needle Aspiration: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Zaw Win Htet, E. Shyong Tai, Samantha Peiling Yang

“…Acute bacterial suppurative thyroiditis is an uncommon complication of FNA which, however, can be life threatening. Case Presentation. A 49-year-old lady presented with fever and neck pain 1 month after FNA with biochemical evidence of thyrotoxicosis. …”
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Mycotic cerebral aneurysm secondary to Streptococcus parasanguinis infective endocarditis: a case report by Aakaash Devendra Patel, Christopher Alan Brooks, Peter Gan

“…Case presentation We report our experience in treating a 70-year-old New Zealand European male patient who presented with a left parietal lobe hemorrhage. …”
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Sustainability of Paddy Rice Farming in the Conservation of Birds in Uganda Amidst a Growing Expansion of the Rice farming Industry. by Sarah, Nachuha, Twagiramaria, Fortunate

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Identification of Agricultural Events, Businesses and Landscapes in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province by Golrokh Amiri Dowrhooni, Neda Torabi Farsani, Majid Farhadi Uonaki, Mehdi Karami Dehkordi

“…The current research will have positive consequences such as diversifying the tourism sector of the province, preserving the agricultural heritage and creating events and attracting more tourists to the province. 2. …”
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Evaluation study on gas-phase passivation inhibiting the spontaneous combustion tendency of ferrous sulfide compounds by Yuanyuan Zhang, HaSung Kong, Ruixuan Hao, Qin Xu, Long Zhao

“…Abstract The iron sulfide compound FeS, present in petrochemical plants, is prone to spontaneous combustion when exposed to air, posing a significant threat to the safety of production processes in the petrochemical industry. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Stone Columns in Fine Soil Conditions: A Fem-Based Case Study by Bahman Zarazvand, Jana Frankovska

“… This paper presents a comprehensive case study on the numerical analysis of stone columns as a ground improvement technique for an expressway embankment. …”
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Structural changes and cellulose ultrastructure mapped with electron microscopy and SAXS after enzymatic hydrolysis of mildly steam pretreated Norway spruce by Maria E. F. Brollo, Fabio Caputo, Polina Naidjonoka, Lisbeth Olsson, Eva Olsson

“…Results Scanning electron microscopy revealed increased surface roughness and pore enlargement in all the materials after enzymatic hydrolysis. …”
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Disparities in melanoma Breslow thickness at diagnosis in north-east London by Yik Ting Chan

“…The proportion of patients from ethnic minorities presenting with more advanced melanoma varied across the different hospitals, with overall a minority of cases (18.7 %) presenting in ethnic minorities (Fig 1). …”
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Profile of Kawasaki Disease in Adolescents: Is It Different? by Najib Advani, Lucyana Alim Santoso, Sudigdo Sastroasmoro

“…Majority of adolescent patients have incomplete presentation. Some clinical features such as conjunctivitis, mucosal changes, rash, and hand/foot changes are more often seen in children ≤ 10 years compared to in adolescents, while cervical lymphadenopathy and coronary dilatation are more frequently seen in adolescents. …”
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Gender differences in axial spondyloarthritis regarding clinical, radiological characteristics and response to treatment in an Egyptian Cohort Study by Dalia Mohamed Gamal, Rehab Ali Ibrahim, Amr Amal Amin, Salma Ashraf Khalil, Sarah Farid Samaan

“…Results Female patients had a higher rate of delayed diagnosis (p < 0.001) and were more likely to have peripheral arthritis and enthesitis among their first presentation. …”
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Sex differences in management and outcomes in pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas by Måns A. J. Dahl, Jan Calissendorff, Jan Calissendorff, Henrik Falhammar, Henrik Falhammar

“…Despite similar age at diagnosis and similar follow-up time, no sex differences were identified in metastasis risk, blood pressure outcomes after surgery, or survival.ConclusionFemales presented more often with paragangliomas which may explain why they were less likely to have laparoscopic surgery. …”
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Organization of the Educational Process: Opportunities for Individualization of Training by B. A. Sazonov

“…In modern higher education, the stream-group organization of education is preserved only in Russian universities, universities of the post-soviet and partially post-socialist space. …”
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NK cell-based immunotherapy strategies for myeloid leukemia by Lin Zhang, Yibo Zhao, Yan Dong, Xiuxing Jiang

“…Therefore, developing more strategies based on NK cell is of great clinical significance for the treatment of ML. …”
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Translating Medicine Across Cultures: The Divergent Strategies of An Shigao and Dharmarakṣa in Introducing Indian Medical Concepts to China by Lu Lu

“…By contrast, Dharmarakṣa’s <i>Xiuxing daodi jing</i> sought greater fidelity to the Indian source material, offering a more detailed and systematic presentation of Āyurvedic knowledge. …”
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Diagnosis and Management of AIDS-related Diarrhea by John F Johanson

“…An alternative approach is a more limited evaluation consisting of stool and blood cultures followed by symptomatic treatment with antidiarrheal agents if no specific organisms are identified. …”
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Epigenetics in Critical Illness: A New Frontier by Brian T. Graves, Cindy L. Munro

“…Within this emerging body of research it is quite clear that the novel therapies of the future will require clinicians to understand and navigate an even more complex and multivariate relationship between genetic, epigenetic, and biochemical mechanisms in conjunction with clinical presentation and course in order to significantly improve outcomes within the acute and critically ill population.…”
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Cancer Awareness and Knowledge among Black South Africans by S.M. Mogotlane

“…Conclusion: Based on the results of the study it was concluded that more campaigns need to be staged to promote the knowledge about cancer building on the existing awareness.…”
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